A New Orleans Voudou Priestess : The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0813032148
ISBN-13
9780813032146
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Imprint
University Press of Florida
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 7th, 2007
Weight
521 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 15.20 x 2.50 cms
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Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau''s African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
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